If you want to offset dark circles, redness, or dark spots with makeup, you have to understand how using orange, green, yellow, and a few other colours can even out your skin tone — called colour-correcting. The technique is popular, but really easy to mess up. This video helps clear up the confusion.
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The whole thing is based on the colour wheel. If we remember our primary colours — blue, yellow, red — and their blending properties, we can “cancel out” certain hues in our skin by using the colour that’s opposite on the colour wheel. These are the basics:
- Peach/Orange: For dark blue-ish circles under eyes, pigmentation, and acne scarring. Use peach for lighter skin tones and orange/red for darker skin tones.
- Green: Can be used for redness (like sun burns or rosacea) around the mouth or cheeks.
- Purple: Adds a bit of brightness to grey-ish, dull skin.
- Yellow: Generally brightens your skin tone.
The main idea is that you’re correcting, not concealing. YouTuber Kaushal Beauty shares a couple of other tips to keep in mind:
- Make sure your skin is clean and primed before you apply any makeup.
- It’s always better to start with less product and build up.
- It’s easy to overdo it with the brush. For under eyes, you’ll have better success using your ring finger to gently dab a thin layer of makeup and work it into your skin for a more natural look.
- Once you’ve corrected your skin tone, Kaushal Beauty recommends using a makeup sponge and patting your foundation, rather than using broad strokes.
It’s a long video, but those are the general takeaways. Hit the play button for more details.
Colour Correcting DOs + DON’Ts [Kaushal Beauty]
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